The Sun. — London, England, 1810-09-15 00:00:00

CO PIENT- CAA DEN'T KEATRE. Th e n e „ePearance-011 this Theatre last night before tl►elLdetTiorinances comeienced,' and during the first . this, see , el nd aEts of Love hi a. Village, seemed to pro-. ve i ' ci gh extin6tiO n of the tumultuous proceedings hoe.: ha d prevailed 'On the - previous nights. The the e ' „), wa s . well -attended, but not crowded, and te lla r e , several _attempts :. were made . tee raise. the tli.disturbances, they tailed, and two or three' of , s ave mal e eeo n , ents were-forced °et of the Pit.--God Fort; ?),,. I ; : ing was performed by the O rc h est r a be treedte- O v erture to the Opera;aiel the audience L 'P • with tespeeVul loyalty.—Mrs. thceoes kith tl.rough tile song. of I-Ppe, than Nu'se," little interruption, ~ 'b we should have been ceei ;c she had sang it with more simplicity, Y at th e present time', when all flourishing ad keen: ' a re ate to excite a spirit oferidicule ,and' A Y' a ndretiew the turbulence of opposition. q. t the first account the Pit was not mole than cage the full, and the Boxes rather thin.. God 're tile King" was called for as'usual, and eiayed. eereheurtaiti drew u amidst some hisshig and CODSi q i a t c , le e a PPlause. Soon ' after the commencement aloud!.,irst ad, a person in the Pit, who was very P r attising vociferation, was as loudly called demand n _,tor Silence. ' Refusing to comply with this sc en ril e " n " , there was a cry of " Turn him out !" . and lee tel' e '.sone assailed him for the purpose of eject- ati e ; ltl , by force,. which, atter some struggle, they be t -111 , 11 qted. * Fire victorious party 'had, homes er, te e : S nort triumph, as almost immediately about e ni s ' lt Y came in, who seemed determined to make a noise - One or them *held up a earee oer's rule, and lat?nired who had lost one. This .'cawed some el , en ii : t ; and some perso n i n the height of his ie aeet;`"" seized the rule and broke it. This caused 80 - . 4cu ffle,whiaidor some tithe set at detiance ; nil 7'e. A third scu ffl e followed 3.011 afterwards, r o l' r °n't the num b er eng a ge d , a b att l e - roya l seemed ue thr eatened ; bUt one of the warri o rs, i n con - E 3 of th e pressure; or o f b e i ng thrown don, tlk ntecl w , and was carried out, and a parley - baying Pi P la ce, Place, a truce ensue d . S ome f ema l es i n the 'b,: wer e.much distressed.by.these repeated contests, m u` gdrive n f rom their seats, or in danger of being L t , hurt, I n t h e mean time, the filet ad of s e , ( ! • Village was pe r f o r m i ng on the stage, e , -‘ Parts of which, in intervals of tranquility, H " 0 Se ' parts were se i z ed o n , an d th, k s e. I say ; hip, Iloilo !" was re-echoed till e.. a . ." ° , 11 'e rung again.—" This is as it should b e ,", luridly answered by " No, no, no.' —The i Aa nce at the end was highlY relished, and much ap waucled• Shlmons, in female attire, as th e C oo k, s extremely whimsical. tar; he sto rrni wh i ch hed taken place seemed to have 1110 " 'lie eff e d o f purifying the theatrical atmosphere, 1\• the second act commenc e d, ver y tranq u i ll y .— a lr r iY the of it was heard. The Pit were The at ed, and peace seemed generally to prevail.— ' c alm, however, as i n many ot h er i nstances, pe st O nly the p re l u d e to a most tr emen d ous tem - Ne ; A , stro ng an d n umerous parts' cerne in at hell ed . Mtn tile new initial C. for Contiatt, mount t their h ats, w h o b o e down every thing before e2 :41 . Then ,carhe " the tug of w ar ," - and-the or' ltri° rs; under their new banners fought the battle hate 0. P.'s o f o ld, with neatly a ll t h e weapons 1%,,,t w ere wielded in th e f ar -f ame d 0 . P . war. — o h t itled aloft on the Pit benches, with their hats tit i ' t he sign a l f or h ost ili ty,, they roared and ' rented te r th e wh e le,Pit became ''one wide scene of rude i h hrnotion." The actors moved their lips, but to o :in it Was not fated to be heard. A lotid and shrill ras i was sounded by the performers before the I, hich resembled any thing rather than Love in za ge. The amatory strains of the tranquil vil p;;;,wete lost and overwhelmed in - the uproarious 01:g of a crowded Theatre. The dulcet sounds Walchman's rattle in the lower Boxes were e; 1 " 1 ) . and vociferously cheered from the Pi t , w h ere itii)ther soo n a dd e d i ts me l o di ous notes; and bre! a te o rti aPpeared, to m a k e t h e conceit sti ll more har t , e ll '"us• The watcluneWs rattles, the emblems of C th - to, wer e . s p rung, but so lout was the roar that u Y could add litie to tile ". ContraN 4ai tltrao !" was resounded on all sides, was danced,. Ira beat, time to in the old 0. P. style, and " Con es,"; •aPpeared in large characters on several pla va,-8 unfurled in the Pit,;—other placards were dic ed, wi t h t h e following inicriptions 4, MY Bond f —l'll have my Bond !"—SIIYLOCK. ti " n and Ancor lanuary, xBto. I pro.mise to open to o the Public z o P , nv,te i•oxes. " Punish lons KEMB L Z.I Punished for non - 4, ° fltrad and N. P. B." • 1°411311i and Contra"&" "the here upon my Bond.,"—Sttv LOCK. t o Contra& Troops ga i ne d possess i on o f t h e . : tiee 01 'fie Pit, f orme d .t h e i r r i ng and brandished t i t , sticks. The siEtury was theirs, and all oppo etliQuwas vain. L ove i n a Village concluded'amidst Qt in g e t ileoar, and Cl aremont, .who ,came on to an teunce the pl a y f o r Monday, gesticulated and bow bre Was not *permitted to 'h e heard. The t reat being ended, the Contratt Troops ga i n ed a ;e: ail ling time, an d reste d f rom their labours, they en",td themselves and -took off their hats. They lOW not, however;altegether brook idleness, and hi- employed themselves in singing" God save the; d al Soon afterward; - they jumped up a ga i n and I ced Con. trae,t. 4u unusually shout interval was allowed between ele t'le c pPera and the Afterpiece, and the d raw i ng up r ecut urtain was the sig n al for ,the recommence lei of the row . Th e Child of Nature was - eliver- Is r we red by th e S tentor i an arts of the Contraa tin°°Ps, and not a wer d' o f t h e Af terp i ece, from be tee-r;ing to end, could be :beard. The actors made a e i r ,".utrances and their exits, and moved their lips, 1: ) ,„-,t is very probable that they spoke, but the pro 7 is all we have of it. The Contra Troops• e; 1 1 .1 1 ed more bench ground id the Pit, and .scuffled, b: danced, and roared, whilst detachments in the e i lt ea added their mites of noise, some in open f el !" 4 , (181 tio, others pretending to beeneuties merely vt Mile sake of keeping ue the row. Amidst this taitstng wa.•of vociferati o n an d uproar, the cote I . ...' jr uPPed at twenty minutes' before ten o'clock. Contraei Troops then took their, seats and pull ' (I t their hints ; they called for Keuible, but he would not come, and they uttered three groans for him. Afer . going through their evolutions of groans and cheers, and after orders had been - issued for a general muster on Monday, they dispersed, and the house was cleared in about hall an. hour. The Hay market Theatre, which closes for •the season on. the 15th of SepteMber would have con tioued open if the performers of Drury -lime ,Theatre had not tome to an amicable arrangement with the Patentees, andreiume, operations at the:Lyceum. Mr. CONDgLCS new Opera, we find, was CM posed for the . Haymarket Theatre, upon the pre sumption that the season would be prolonged, and not tbr (;overt-Garden Theatre, as reported. Mrs. Mourn.AlN, we regret to learn, is very much indisposed at preSent in the 'country. MuNDEN is detained,-at Liverpool by alvery se vere fit of the gout, which the Proprietors olC o vent Garden Theatre, as well as the Public at large, have reason to regret, as his waggeries might have con tributed to allay the " pitiless storm" of the Con traa oppositionists. It is q 0 ,2 lamentable that the first Actor of his time, who has done so much for the improvement of the Stage, in the illustration of dramatic writers, the revival of excellent old plays, scenery, costume, &c. &c. should be nightly exposed .to the most hu mtliating mortifications, merely because he is the only person in the Theatre who can stand forward as the representative of the Proprietors at large. For our part, we cannot but conceive that a great part of .the opposition towards , the Theatre, at present, arises not from malevolent motives, hut from want of a due knowledge of the accommodations which the, Proprietors have made. .The chief frequenters of the Pit rarely visit the Boxes, and .some proba norat adeputatiobfrom the body of the opponents ‘3-ere to go over the Theatre; and inspect he whole of the conveniences which the public enjoy, they would ; see the fallacy ot. the repots Which were last year circulated respecting the Pri vate Boxes, and we are induced to think that they would -give way to liberal feelings t ,, wards the Pro , prietors. After all, but six and thirty person's, we understand, can be accommodated in the private boxes, which the Proprietors wish to retain ; but then the bite!' would secure a certain annnal sum, to deftay thelnterest of the great debt which •they. cotoracied in re-building the Theatre, and the im tnense disbursements necessary to the, support and conduct of it. The following litter, though not of a more re cent date than the intelligence we have already pub lished, •comains much important information, some parts entirely, and others corrobora.ive of our former advices ; and is rendered the more valuable, from its being derived from a source of unquestionable. au henricity.:— We have," .says the writer, " recd ed news front Madrid, by . a Spanish Officer, who :rely made his escape from that city. He had enttretl the service of Joseph, in order that he might have an opportuni!) , of comieg over to us, mid was attach ed, to the Staff' of .Belliard. He says, that in Con sequence of the recent events; there was a general pack up at Madrid ; the King's carriage was ready to proceed to Burgos; hut O'Farrell, 'in a Council of War, 4vhich' listed 'from nine at night till three in the morning, persuaded the King to remain, and put an end to the sale of provisions in the Retiro, which had actually commenced. The night after this Council of War, an attempt was toad.' to shoot the King in the Theatre, under the following cir . cumstances :—A man in the pit was heard to say, in Biscayan, to another .person—“ The hour is come, the Captain will be ready." They then went out of the Theatre . One of the civic guards overheard this, and mentioned it to Belliard, who advised the King 'instantly to leave the Theatre. He did so, and at the moment of his arrival at the street door there was a discharge of five or six mus kets. The King escaped on foot, and got into the house of the Marquesa of Arriaa, where he staid all night. At the saute moment the Puerto Antocha, the Retiro, and the King's country house, Were at tacked ; from the latter all the King's plate was taken. Above 300,peisons were taken up in con sequence of this occurrence.—The garrison of Ma drid consisted of 600 French, 1200 Spaniards, be sides French convalescents, ioo cavalry. The re mainder of the cavalry, about 690, was stationed at one and two .leagues from the capital, on ac:- count of the Guerillas. " Great jealousy. had - been created by a Procla mation of Massena's and the. tune in which he spoke of the ,operations of the French hitherto, and the, difivrence which wou:d •be felt upon his taking the command about 30 Officers were sent prisoners to the Retina by Belliard; for insubordinate conduCl, • " Morla (stone blind) is in a state of arrest, for having said in the Council of War, when desired by the King to speak freely, that• he thought the game , was up ; for, that none of the. promises made to the people had been kept, and the. Spanish Officers who liad took. part- with the french. were 'treated with indignity, therefore nothing could be expetied f►om the people but continued enmity. " El Abad de la Grania, Confessor del Rey, has refused to accept the Bishopric of Tbledo, and has concealed filiilself. " The Spanish prisoners were kept• two days without water, to oblige. them to _enlist with the enemy; about 25.00 . were actually efFei.live in the regiments lit, 2d, Ist ofixlanda, and Ist of Cas tile; in all the others up to No: 11, .there did not retrain 500. Maci, a Lieutenant of the Empecinado, de serted, and promised to bring the head ,of Martin to Madrid : he was made Captain, and the command of 200 Spanish dragoons given to him : they reach-. ed a village near'Guadalaxara, where they murdered him, and joined our Guerillas. • " The 300 Officers who escaped fromthe Pon ter at Cadiz are gone to France :• and " the Spanish Serjeant who secured the guard under hatches has been made a Captain. " Scarcely a day passes in Madrid without two or three of the tivie guards being Murdered. " O'Farrell has had a serious quarrel with Soult. The King had great - difficulty to prevent a duel. — O'Farrell was disgusted at the way in which the French treat the Spaniards of their party." CiIDIZ, AUG. 25. " The public journals will acquaint 'vitt with va rious particulars rev' e6ting - the siege.of Tortosa. In addition to them, I have to inform. you, that, ac cording to later accounts from that city up to 'the toth inst. the General in Chief, having.artived at. that place, deterniined. that the garrison should make a s3lly •on the 4th, which was accordingly carried into effedt with considerable succeis: the enemy were dislodged from their works; and since, instead of accomplishing their object, th-y are retiring from the place. The Governor, the Conde de Alacha, was wounded, by a musket-ball, which struck him in the thigh. The French have sustained a consi. • derable loss; but during the night. they carried off their dead under the cover of darkness: • " From intercepted letters it is learned, that the French of*ers at Zaragossa regard as deplorable I he situation of Suchet, and of his corps, which -iscles. tined for the siege of Tortosa. They experience such a want of corntnunication, that they have re solvn.d to send the courier by Taca, which fortress,. and that of Benaiquez, are. continually alarmed and threatened by our brave flying ,parties, which, • ac cording to them, infest the mountains, and make in roads into the neighbouring towns. " General Caro marched from , Valen4zia, on the 31st, July., for Castellon de la Plana, with various corps: It is supposed that his intention was to draw off the enemy from the'slege of Tortosa, " The Guerrillas,and flying parties are every where doing: wonders.' • That of Don Geronimo.M6- rena, of the district of Gaen, after having engaged the enemy two successive days, anddestroyed fifty of them, made themselves masters of Mortei,,where the garrison amounted to 140 men. Having , .gone firth on a new enterprise, they had a rencounter with another deiachinent of the emy., in which Moreno killed, with his own hand, the French Commander and his Adjutant, the French lo,in t i 88 men ; and all the arms,: ammunition, baggage - of the otficers,, and the military chest falling into our hands. After this, and with only l to men a useful for conveying the spoil, he arrived at Quesada. . From thence again he, marched with confidence \to meet the enemy,, who were advancing, to the number of more than 400 men, and 50 cavalry. T 44 combat lasted six hours, at the close of which the enemy retired, abandoning the tield,in which a number of dead bodies were tound, and it is since known that he had many wounded. On the Ist of August, ten men of IVloreno's party enrered Überia, introduced themsekes into the quarters of the. French cavalry, surprised, to of the horses, which they - saddled,' , and mounting. them, rode otf, and presented them to their Com mandant." ~Froin another leiter of the same date. " The preparations of the Galli& inns increase pro digiously ; they ate carefully fortifying their passes, and placing their country in a• respectable state of defence. The French, who have twice attempted to penetrate on the side of the Asturias, have . been disgiacehilly dri.i en back; and in the very prince- entity of 'Asturias they are attacked at all points by the large parties of Guerrillas which traverse the Pro vince. The sickne4ss and want of aubsistence in the enemy's armies of Castille and Estremadura, still continue. ,D6ubtless,vve owe much to our allies for the suct'ours they afford us, and for their powerful co-operation, under the shelter of which our brave troops of the line are. organized, and our Guerrillas triumph ; but 'still, arms are wanting for many brave tnen who are destitute of" them. The con duet _of England is also adMirable, and worthy of her-virtuous alliance, in regard to the coinmotions in our •American Provinces, as.it appmrs from the Gazette of our Government. The Cortes are ar riving advenlurously; two have also reached Cadiz front the Province of Soria, and others from dif ferent Provinces occupied by the enemy. The Deputies from America are expeaed from day to day. " There is good news from Catalonia. It is said that O'Donnell has intercepted all the heavy artil lery which was conveying for the siege -of Tortosa, and that the siege, is raised ; but this intelligence re quires confirmation.. , What is certain is, that the treachery at Lerida has redoubled the animosity. of the Catalans, who have had very successful ten confres.with the enemy. " In Navarre, the division of Mina, commanded by one Francisco Lugo, advanced to within a' league of Pampeluna ; he sent a flag of truce to the French General, telling him that he bad in his power 400 prisoners, without having any food to give them; and demanding that 4000 rations.and 700 °popes of . gold, should be immediately sent for that purpose. The General refused ; but having received another flag of truce, informing him that the necessity was, pressing, that s only one hour was given him to con sider of it, and that without compliance 'the . pri soners would be put to the sword, the General was obliged to yield, and to send what was demanded. This fad is certain. Qn . the n'- . 11 th inst. General' BallasteroS ericou tered, between Frejenal and Zafra, one division..of Mortier'S; consisting of 600 . 0 infantry, with an equal proportion of cavalry. Ballasteros - was de feated, although the infantry behaved:Wonderfully : there were corps which' fought hand to hand with the bayonet. Our cavalry behaved well . ; but bring out-flanked by 'numbers, and having lost two pieces Of cannon and one howitzer, they were , about to give way, whey -the division of cavalry of General' Carrera made its appearance, which deprived the enemy Of their objea, and'drove them to a precipi tate flight. The official accounts, of this atiion must be very favourable. " On the 22d, General Lacy. sailed (rum . this city, having with him as second in command Dun Juan de la Cruz, who had lately. escaped from France.— This expedition, which consists of 4000 men, is curnposed t of eight companies of grenadiers and light infantry of the Royal Spanish Guards, two com panies .of Walloons, and 3000 other troops, has safely landed at Huelva ; and its object, though un known, must be important. " From time to time - we receive information from Madri.d, that its environs are scoured by stroug par ties of Guerrillas, who have been so bold as to sur prise more thin once the guards at i s gates, parii.: cularly those of Alcala and Foncanal. One party • even carried off the bulb; which were provided UT a bull-fight, a diversion which is' frequently exhi bited by the French. " h regard 'to the fortress of Cadiz, the abun ... dant supplies of prnvisions, the thousand 'pieces of artillery which defend its lines even to the extremity of the Isla, and the brilliant garrison of allied troop, .rend'er it impregnable, will inflict on the tyrant who 4.ppresses us the torment 'of Tantalus." BAY OF CADIZ, AUG. 26.—The brave Patriots under .UallasterOg have again theasur d their swords with a division of General Monier's corp s , Trio French in the onset succeeded in tinning one of their wings, arid fora moment all was thought to be lost ; but, fortunately, the reserve of cavalry, under a gallant Otfic , ..r, came up, and deCided the fate t!e day. The French gave way, and their defeat was complete. • About 2500 men, a few days Since, altempte:r! a lemding at Ayamonte. Unfortunately the enemy's ow-post discovered us, ,and gavethe al,rm to the neighbouring camp, and we were obliged to re embark. GENERAL ORDER. " Horse-Guards, Aug. 2 0, 1810. At a General Court Martial, held at Barbidoes on the.2lst of April, 1210, and continued by adjourn ment to the 28th of the same month, Capt. Francis Assiotti, of the 3d West: India Regiment, was lir raignedi upon the undermentioned charges, viz. ..Ist. For condua unbecomi n g the charaaer of an Officer and a Cealeman, its misappl)ing the pUblic monies trusted to his charge on account of his company, and refusing pay tnent to the following persons, t'or necessaries and_vezetab!es turnishecl- his said Compauy, f o r w hi c h t h e men were charge ed, he having received tile hill amount of his abstract to time 24th of December,•iSo9, viz. • • " To Quarter-Master-Serjeant Clyne, t3ol. os. Bd. S,vr ling, or thereabouts. • " To Joseph Kenhedy, a tradesman of Bridge Town, isl, old. or thereabcutS.' • " 'fo Betty Dial, for vegetables, 11. tcs. 4d. sterling. , Sudi transactions being highly injuriouJ to the honour of the Corps, and disgraceful in theinselve: , . " 4 , ad, For - defrauding his men, by an overcharge on shoes, purchased by him from Paymaster Crauford, at 8s„ 4d. stcr. ling , per pair, and issuing the same to his Company at gS. 4d. sterling per pail ; as also for pantalpons bought by hint front joseph Kennedy, at gs. qd..sterling per pair, and delivering them out to 'his Company at ins ' rid. sterling ; r,ransadions inivious to the honour of the . .CurpS, anedisgraeeful in theMselves. •• 3d, for disobedience of orders, in refusing, to submit.to the exaimitatiOn of the Commanding. (Meer hii Company's books." , . , The Court Martial found' the'prisoner - Guilty of all the'Charges preferred 14;,aii,st NM, and adjudged, that he should pay the overcharge -which - he made on'64 pair of trOWsers-(being J. sterling on each Pair), to those persons ‘clio received them at the overcharged tiyive ; and that he - shbar als6 pay the overcharge of Is. sterling per piir uu 48 sof shoes, to those persons who received, them at the overcharged price; and the Court further adjudged the prisoner to be dismissed his Maj:ty's service. His Majesty has been pleased . ha approve - and con firm the Opinion and Sentence of the Court; and the Commander Chief direeti, thattjie Charges pre ferred against Capt. Assioiti, together Sen teuce.ot the Court. and his Majesty's confirmalion thereof, shall be read at the head ofever'y Regiment, and entered in the Regiotental Orderly. Boe , k. By Order of the Right H on . the Corn. Chit-f. 0 , Oignea) HARRY CALKER; Adjut.-Gen. Quarter-Masters of Local Militia Regiments', are in future, by order of the-Secretary at War, to pay the permanent Staff Of f icers On the . 24th of every month, and Non-commissioned Officers, and Druln mers at the end of every week. On Thursday igeneral Court Martial commenced at Bexhill, for the trial of two privates of the 2d Battalion of the Royal German Legion, who desert ed a'few days ago,. and took from the Beach a large boat for the purpose of going over to, the enemy, but were taken off Dover ,by 'a boatman belonging to that 'place, and last week tinder a proper military escort-brought back to the Regiment. 'Yesterday the first" division of that distinguished corps, the 50th Reginient, commanded by Lieut.- Col. CHARI43S STSWART, inSyched intu Portsmouth, and tin nediately went on board the Toworit, Sir JOHN GOIM The . Vestal, Frigate, Capt. HOUSTON, takes part of the .5011 i ; their destination is now mentioned to be Portugal. 'Report says, that besides' the Duke of BrtuN - sWicK's . Corps, and some-regi ments- of the Line, that the Itth Dragoons, the 2d Toot - or Queen; the 35th, 42d, and S o m e other re giments, will be sent to reinfirce Lord WELLING TON. , PriVate letters from the British 'rmy in Portugal announce the death of the H(.n.Captain STawAtur, second brother of Lord CASTLEREAGH. An express has been sent off to Ifdand to communicate the - affliating intelligence, to Lord CASTLEREAGH, who arrived . lately in that country from London, by the Way of Portpatrick and Donaghadee, Captain the Hon.T. H. STEWART was the third son-of the Earl of LormoNzettay ,he had just completed his 20th Year, having been born the 27th.ot August, 1790. He Was a very fine young 'man,and was considered a very prornking Officer. TI u~sdey night, ( - en o'cl ck, a young man, lately froin:AllingtOn, Kent, was decoyed by a 'frmal e into a house in the neig .bout hood of Chick-lane, whet'e he had been but a sl'ort time, when, two fel lows entcred the room, one of them - pretending to be the, husband of the woman ; they sat chp.Vit anJ drank together, but the countryman not 'liking his company was for leaving the place, but was pre vented by one of them, who pinioned his arms behind him, and the 'other:rifled his pocketa of his watch, four pounds in Bank notes, and about 16s. in silver, with which they made their escape, fasten ing the street-door. It was some time before the countryman could get his release, which he,erfezt ed' by .breaking open .thti door by main strkngth. Search was ni..de after the villains, but to no purpose. A Coroner's Inque,tiat yesterday, 'at the Spread Eagle, at Mil - lank, on the body of an, unknown gen:eelly,die-sed female, who was found drownr4 in the Tilittues, at Millbank. The deceased was ap. • • parenily about '.;O y e ar s of age, and she-was dressed. wt!ite. bOdy was taken to Si: George's watch-house to be pWined.--The Jury,' for want of evidence, returned a verdict cfrowned. \,'.‘C